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216 – Valhalla Baits Me

November 23, 2020

Heavy Pod Is Heavy Cast! This week, we discuss some cool new music stuff. It was a good one! Namely Death Orchestra (literally Death + an orchestra), Plaguebringer, Unprocessed, In Malice's Wake, Contrarian, A... Read More...

EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Onwards to Valhalla With Einar Selvik’s New Track, “Dagar eru Taldir – Days Are Numbered”

Eden Kupermintz

November 23, 2020

Premieres

I think I've said it before on the blog, and I definitely did on the podcast, but I'm a huge fan of the Assassin's Creed franchise. I mean, you can't really be surprised, right? I'm a huge history buff and I l... Read More...

EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Aviations Celebrate the Release of Their “Retrospective” EP With a Fresh Take on “Outliers”

Eden Kupermintz

November 20, 2020

Premieres

OK, real talk: my favorite Internet Cinderella story is Aviations. Maybe it wasn't actually one in reality but from my perspective it sure as hell was. The band released some crazy promising music in 2012, when djent/progressive metal was having a bit of a re... Read More...

Release Day Roundup – 11/20/20

Scott Murphy

November 20, 2020

Release Day Roundup

Editor’s Note: Longtime reader Remi VL is a regular guest contributor to our Release Day Roundup posts! He submitted several of the albums listed below. Join his Facebook group for more recommen... Read More...

EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Brighten Your Miserable Day With PlasticBag FaceMask’s “Put a Light In a Cloud”

Matt MacLennan

November 19, 2020

Premieres

The last project I wrote for high school music a decade and a half ago was titled "Spandex Death Mask". It was a terrible Dillinger rip that had trombones and sax runs (Ire Works had just come out, give me a br... Read More...

8-Track / Playlist Swap – Kylie Minogue

Joshua Bulleid

November 17, 2020

8-Track, Playlist Swap

With the release of her fantastic fifteenth studio album, Disco, the other week, Kylie Minogue has been propelled to the forefront of my musical curiosity. When long-time Heavy Blog follower Matt Matheson proposed a deep dive into Minogue's extensive dis... Read More...

What We’re Really Listening To – 11/13/20

Scott Murphy

November 13, 2020

What We're Really Listening To

For those who missed our last installment, We post bi-weekly updates covering what the staff at Heavy Blog have been spinning. Given the amount of time we spend on the site telling you about music that doesn’t... Read More...

Release Day Roundup – 11/13/20

Scott Murphy

November 13, 2020

Release Day Roundup

The Anatomy Of – Warfect

Eden Kupermintz

November 11, 2020

Features, The Anatomy Of

As we've documented many times on the blog, sometimes you just need to go fucking hard and fast. Yeah, music can be varied, expansive, and progressive but when you boil it down to the core, some days you just want to smash anything in your way. When the times... Read More...

EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Dawnwalker Are Back With “The Wheel”

Eden Kupermintz

November 10, 2020

Premieres

Back in 2018, there was a little "Hey! Listen to This!" post from Jordan about Dawnwalker. I call it "little" to contrast the larger story of the blog's relationship with the band; multiple writers and editors... Read More...